Return Flights in War and Peace, the Flying Memoirs of Squadron Leader John Rowland, DSO, DFC.
The memoirs of an RAF pilot who started with war in Army Co-Operation before joining Bomber Command, where he flew 50 missions, ending the war as a flight leader. Covers the experiences of a Bomber Command pilot in the second half of the war, when targets became rather more varied than earlier.
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Tuesday, December 06, 2011
Monday, December 05, 2011
No.350 (Belgian) Squadron
No.350 (Belgian) Squadron was the first Belgian-manned fighter squadron in the RAF, and spent most of the war flying offensive sweeps over occupied Europe.
No.349 (Belgian) Squadron
No.349 (Belgian) Squadron was a fighter squadron formed for service in the Belgian Congo but that spent most of its existence operating from the UK and liberated Europe.
No.345 (French) Squadron (GC II/2 'Berry')
No.345 (French) Squadron (GC II/2 'Berry') was a French fighter squadron that served with 2nd Tactical Air Force, taking part in the liberation of Europe in 1944-45.
Friday, December 02, 2011
Waterloo Collection 1: Ligny and Quatre Bras (DVD).
Waterloo Collection 1: Ligny and Quatre Bras (DVD).
The first of four DVDs looking at the Waterloo campaign, this DVD looks at the background to the campaign and the battles of Quatre Bras and Ligny, the first serious fighting of the short campaign. An informative DVD, filmed on the battlefield and presented by a group of historians and expert battlefield guides
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The first of four DVDs looking at the Waterloo campaign, this DVD looks at the background to the campaign and the battles of Quatre Bras and Ligny, the first serious fighting of the short campaign. An informative DVD, filmed on the battlefield and presented by a group of historians and expert battlefield guides
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Voices from the Front: The 2nd Norfolk Regiment, from Le Paradis to Kohima, Peter Hart.
Voices from the Front: The 2nd Norfolk Regiment, from Le Paradis to Kohima, Peter Hart.
A history of the 2nd Norfolk Regiment during the Second World War,based on interviews conducted with veterans of the battalion conducted by the author, and tracing the battalion's story from France in 1939-40 to Burma, the fight for Kohima and the reconquest of the country
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A history of the 2nd Norfolk Regiment during the Second World War,based on interviews conducted with veterans of the battalion conducted by the author, and tracing the battalion's story from France in 1939-40 to Burma, the fight for Kohima and the reconquest of the country
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6th Battalion the Manchester Regiment in the Great War, John Hartley.
6th Battalion the Manchester Regiment in the Great War, John Hartley.
A history of a territorial army battalion that fought at Gallipoli before moving to the Western Front, where it took part in the fighting at Ypres in 1917 and in the major battles of 1918, both the German offensive of the spring and the victorious Allied advance of the late summer and autumn
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A history of a territorial army battalion that fought at Gallipoli before moving to the Western Front, where it took part in the fighting at Ypres in 1917 and in the major battles of 1918, both the German offensive of the spring and the victorious Allied advance of the late summer and autumn
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Thursday, December 01, 2011
The Battle for Flanders - German Defeat on the Lys 1918, Chris Baker.
The Battle for Flanders - German Defeat on the Lys 1918, Chris Baker.
An account of the second major German offensive of 1918, Operation Georgette, or the Battle of the Lys of April 1918. A clear narrative is supported by copious eyewitness accounts from the British side to produce a clear account of this pivotal battle after which the Germans began to lose the initiative on the Western Front
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An account of the second major German offensive of 1918, Operation Georgette, or the Battle of the Lys of April 1918. A clear narrative is supported by copious eyewitness accounts from the British side to produce a clear account of this pivotal battle after which the Germans began to lose the initiative on the Western Front
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US MACV-SOG Reconnaissance Teams in Vietnam, Gordon L. Rottman.
US MACV-SOG Reconnaissance Teams in Vietnam, Gordon L. Rottman.
Focuses on an elite reconnaissance unit that carried out deep penetration missions into Laos and Cambodia to scout out the Ho Chi Minh Trail. Each team consisted of a mix of American soldiers and local troops, and their tasks were amongst the most dangerous of any combat missions during the Vietnamese War
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Focuses on an elite reconnaissance unit that carried out deep penetration missions into Laos and Cambodia to scout out the Ho Chi Minh Trail. Each team consisted of a mix of American soldiers and local troops, and their tasks were amongst the most dangerous of any combat missions during the Vietnamese War
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The Rise and Fall of the Japanese Imperial Naval Air Service, Peter J. Edwards.
The Rise and Fall of the Japanese Imperial Naval Air Service, Peter J. Edwards.
An unusual book, containing some fascinating material on the early development of Japanese naval aviation, its increasing efficiency during the 1930s and the dramatic early victories and eventual costly defeat of the Naval Air Service during the Second World War. Written very much from the Japanese point of view, and in a rather breathless style
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An unusual book, containing some fascinating material on the early development of Japanese naval aviation, its increasing efficiency during the 1930s and the dramatic early victories and eventual costly defeat of the Naval Air Service during the Second World War. Written very much from the Japanese point of view, and in a rather breathless style
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